The Republican journal., 1887-10-13
Stick to the Republican Party.
THAT IS THE PLACE FOR TEMPERANCE



council; f. Porter Dyer, of Springfield, Rev.
William NJ. Thayer, of Franklin and Hon. f.
A. Morse of Canton has been sought as to the
course to be pursued by temperance men in the
Massachusetts campaign.
ROBERT r. BISHOPS OPINION.
"a person desirous to promote the cause of
temperance can vote for the candidates of the
third party; but if he does so, he will assist to
defeat strong and sterling temperance men,
nominees of the Republican party--men who
have been for years temperance men, person.
ally, and temperance workers-to such an eX-
tent as to jeopardize temperance measures and
the hope of temperance reform in the Legisla-
ture. His vote, if so thrown, will simply be in
aid of the Democratic party and its measures,
and will tend to secure the election of its can
didates. If last year the Prohbitory party had
not, by dvertng the temperance vote, elected
several Democratic members of the Senate. the
public would not have now to lament the failure
of admirable and important temperance meas
ures passed by the House but defeated in the
Senate.
"Another thing which temperance men can
do is to labor for the success of temperance
principles by means of the Republican party.
IL the third party men would come back and
put their work to the object they have at heart
within Republican lines, it would make that
party still more temperance party. But
without them, it is by 4 large predonderance
composed of temperance men; against the
Democratic party and the third party playing
into the hands of the Democratic party. 1t
does advance year by year the temperance leg
is!ation of the State; and it is the only party
which offers any hope of effective temperance
legislation for the future. Let the temperance
man, then, unless he prefers the deluge i'll the
hope of dry land aftcrWard, do everything in
his power to strengthen the temperance sinew
and nerve in the Republican party
COL. EDWARD II. HASKELL
of Gloucester, il prominent party worker, says
You ask me to express an opinion as to ''what
political action will best promote the cause of
temperance in Massachusetts this fall.' | have
but one opinion and that is that the cause of
temperance can be best promoted by an ayowed
determination of the Republican party in this
state to take a manly stand, both i'll the state
convention and in their legislative policy. the
coming winter. against the saloon and its cor
rupting and demoraiZing influences.
Let them take this position squarcy, and be
prepared to defend it. not because of the tenn
porary good or bad effects it may have on the
party and without reference to the votes which
may be gained or lost, but because it is the
right step to take; because this issue has be-
come paramount one to the great mass of our
fellow citizens. and is of the most vital con-
Germ. as a measure of public policy, also, to all
our people.
Let the Republican party take up this issue
as one involving the highest moral conSdcra-
t!ons, as it did the slavery question, and there
can be no doubt either, as to the issue of such
a contest or the ultimate beneficial effects that
will accrue to it as Il result of such action. |
believe the time has come when the Repubt-
cnn WV Shn .ho,C tEn ,,ft
perance throughout the length and breadth of
our land; and it should do it honestly. fearless
ly aid most vigorously.
HON. +. A. MORSE OF CANTON
says: The opponents of the dram shop and the
saloon should not fail to ally themselves With
one of the great existing parties the nearest in
sympathy with them, which in this state and
all the northern states is the Republican party !;
attend the primary meetings and caucuses, and
do what in them lies to nominate men opposed
to the saloon, and then vote the Republican
ticket. and if they cannot get what they want.
get what they can.
TO vote the third party ticket l.. to render in
direct aid to the free rum Democratic party
and comfort to the enemy. was a member
of the last Legislature. and know that such un-
wise action on the part of the profe>scd friends
of temperance in defeating II or ID temperance
Republicans prevented passing the submission
of the constitutional amendment the first stage.
| am satisfied that the cause of temperance
and prohibition in Massachusetts, has been set
back by the unwise and unjust action of the
third party, though many of them undoubted-
ly acted conscientously. Let us initiate our
enemies, the rum sellers, who are not foolish
enough to have a rum party and rum candi-
dates. whose defeat would be certain, but ally
themselves with one of the great existing
parties, the nearest in sympathy with them.
namely, the Democratic party, and seek to and
do control its action in the interests of rum. as
the temperance people may the Republican
party in the interests of temperance; though
there is small minority of Democrats who
favor temperance, as there is Il small minority
of Republicans who favor rum.
REV. WILLIAM NJ. THAYER OF FRANKLIN,
a stanch Republican temperance advocate.
says: To the sober second thought Of wise
men, nothing can appear more partisan and
foolish than for party to decide to vote only
for its own candidates and require its members
to fulfil that pledge. If the Republican party
should adopt such measure, would leave it..
l would never join any party that required lie
to vote only for its own candidates. Neither
the third party, nor any other party, can sue
ceed on such platform. Last year, in my
town, more than 20 men, who had joined the
third party without Supposing that they We're
pledged to vote only for its candidates, bolted
on election day and followed their conscienGeS
instead of the third party. When brought
cusable partsanship and unwisom of such Il
method. So, say, in those districts where
the third party defeated the Republican Pro-
hibitoni>tS last year it will be easy to right the
wrong this year.
Many will say, can never again help defeat
good Prohibitionist and thereby let the Dem
ocrat elect his rum candidate Some, of course,
will continue their folly, caring more to defeat
Republicans than they do to advocate temper
anee. DR.. Miner said in his reply to the anti
saloon Republicans that he was glad so many
Republican Prohibitonists were defeated. TO
him, and such as him, no appea! will avail.
They started out to ''kill' the Republican
party. and are so intent upon having its funeral
and ministerng upon its estate that they are
blind to its inconsistency and partiS3n>hip.
They will go on until they see. what others see
now. that they have undertaken jo!, for
which they are not equal, and never will be.
Without them, however, there are enough
ProhibtioniSts in the Republican party of
Massachusetts to elect two-thrds of the next
Legislature, if they will only put in the neces-
sary work.
+. PORTER DYER OF SPRINGFIELD
is of the opinion that no individual political ac-
ton will more certainly promote the cause of
temperance in Massachusetts this fall than sup
porting the Republican party, nominating tenn
perance men for its candidates and electing
them. If. By any means, men are nominated
In Republican caucuSeS or conventions who are
not friendly to temperance reform or are I'M
der obligations to saloonists,i it is the temperance
voters privilege and duty to vote for better
candidates, if he can find them; providing. how
ever, that by SO doing he does not injure his
cause rather than aid it.
The opinions, coming from men Who have
always been considered as high priests in the
temperance party, have been printed over the
signatures of the gentlemen themselves in the
official organ of the Law and Order League
and will be read with interest by coldwater
advocates.
A NEW YORK PROlIIBITIONIST.
The Hon. L. W. Fiske, one of the most prom.
inent Prohibtionists of New York State, form
ally announces his return to the Republican
party. He gives AS his reasons his friendships
for the veterans who have been so grossly in
suited by President Cleveland, and his belief
that at the ratio of increase of the Prohibition
vote it will take it much longer to succeed in
its work of needed reform than if it united with
the predominant temperance element in the
Republican party. He says he has discovered
that the only hope of success of the Prohibition
party is ''to destroy the Republican party and
build on its ruins, and that the same materials
of the old are to be used to build the new.
Therefore "there is no use to 90 to this trouble
and expense when the old structure is broad
and deep and high enough to hold every mar
whose conceit is not so great that he cannot
submit TO majority who are as good as he."
The Volunteers Spinnaker.